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Biography

Dr. Rodney Hoinkes is Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of I-MMERSiON. Along with Stacey Spiegel, he founded the company based on the concepts, technology developments, experience, and public reaction to European interactive/immersion installations produced during 1994 to 1996. Rodney has developed interactive visualization software that has been used as the foundation for teaching and research in over 30 universities worldwide. At I-MMERSiON, Rodney has pioneered the development of Group Interactive Immersive Cinemas, Cultural MMOs, Serious Games, and Online Communities through more than 50 installed projects. He has received the 1992 Apple “Interfaces for the rest of us” Competition First Prize, 2002 International EMMA Award for Technical Innovation, 2002 Interactive Multimedia Arts and Technology Innovation Award, and 2003 Canadian New Media Award for Programmer of the Year. Rodney received his Doctorate of Design from Harvard in 1996 in the area of advanced visualization and knowledge management. He has more than 12 years direct experience in the development of interactive visualization software as Head of Design Applications for the Centre for Landscape Research at the U of T. He has taught at the University of Toronto, ETH, Zurich, and Harvard University.

Keywords
Knowledge mapping, group interactivity, rich media collaboration, immersive media.